Cornelius Chi-Dubem Udebuluzor (Chinese: 哥連斯; born 27 August 1974) is a former Nigerian professional footballer who played as a striker.

Cornelius Udebuluzor
Personal information
Full name Cornelius Chi-Dubem Udebuluzor
Date of birth (1974-08-27) 27 August 1974 (age 49)
Place of birth Port Harcourt, Nigeria
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996 Jasper United
1996–1997 Górnik Zabrze 17 (4)
1997–2000 Ionikos 20 (4)
2000 Proodeftiki 2 (0)
2000–2001 Sun Hei
2001–2002 Rangers 6 (12)
2002–2003 Sun Hei 9 (5)
2003–2004 Rangers 17 (11)
2004–2005 Sun Hei 12 (3)
2005–2007 Rangers 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Udebuluzor started his career at Górnik Zabrze. He represented Hong Kong League XI in various friendly matches, including the Lunar New Year Cup. In 2001, he helped Hong Kong XI beating Paraguay at the Lunar New Year Cup. The following year, he again represented Hong Kong XI in the Lunar New Year Cup and then a pre-World Cup 2002 tournament held in Hong Kong against Scotland. In 2002–2003, he also won Hong Kong FA Cup with Sun Hei, as well as the League Cup final. In the league they finished runners-up, one point behind the champions. Was the second best league scorer with 16 goals in 2002–2003.

Personal life edit

Udebuluzor's son Michael (born 1 April 2004) currently plays for FC Ingolstadt 04, and has represented Hong Kong at international level.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ "Bundesliga beckons Hong Kong teen Michael Udebulozor after move". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 12 May 2022.